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moredon't know who is confused, governor romney or president obama. it is a confusing time in the middle east. the fifth fleet is in bahrain. that is on the persian gulf. there are 80 million people in iran. the day after we are attacked on 9/11, two countries were on the street in celebration. one was scottsdale and the other was iran. -- one was israel and the other was a iranthe people like us? . if we are not careful with military action, we will turn the people against us as well. >> thank you. senator fisher, 30 seconds. >> i wanted to follow up on the part of your question about syria as well. we are looking at a civil war there. we are looking at a dictator, asad, who is murdering his open people. i am not advocating entering that country. we don't even know who the rebels are. we need to monitor the situation. there is some indication that it could be al qaeda. we need to be very careful. but i would suggest again showing leadership by this administration in trying to pressure russia, where syria is a client state of russia and have them are
moredon't know who is confused, governor romney or president obama. it is a confusing time in the middle east. the fifth fleet is in bahrain. that is on the persian gulf. there are 80 million people in iran. the day after we are attacked on 9/11, two countries were on the street in celebration. one was scottsdale and the other was iran. -- one was israel and the other was a iranthe people like us? . if we are not careful with military action, we will turn the people against us as well. >>...
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, not obama, president barack obama -- i don't understand. these republican candidates, mitt romney, he said around -- sits around talking about obama care. there is no suspect. -- is no such thing as obama care. it is the affordable act health care. we have been looking for health care for 70 years and why is it such a nasty were all the -- nasty word all the sudden the same model that he has, the president almost endorsed his. how could you get rid of something that you said was good for your steak but is not good -- your state, but it is not good enough for the whole country? if it is good enough for one state, we are all in the same union. host: to the call and that is -- thank you for the call. that is what rick santorum has been talking about with red mitt romney and it was in -- and it is an issue that will come up in -- in the general election. guest: rick santorum says the precursor of obama care was romney care. i do not think romney like that term either. host: republic in line, welcome -- the republican line. welcome to the progra
, not obama, president barack obama -- i don't understand. these republican candidates, mitt romney, he said around -- sits around talking about obama care. there is no suspect. -- is no such thing as obama care. it is the affordable act health care. we have been looking for health care for 70 years and why is it such a nasty were all the -- nasty word all the sudden the same model that he has, the president almost endorsed his. how could you get rid of something that you said was good for your...
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president obama could change course. whoever is president needs to change course, because if we do not, the problems in europe could happen here. >> we will go through that period of time and talk about some of the issues of 9/11 and the wars and the tax cuts and the recession of 2008, but let me take you back to 1992 first. what caused you at the time, because it will be relevant, what caused you to leave a very comfortable life, two businesses that you had founded and had done very well and that you had passed on, or one of them that you had passed on, what caused you to jump into presidential politics then? >> every generation in history has worked and sacrificed to lead a better country to their children and grandchildren and future generations. we are spending their money. we are now even much more spending their money, and we are leaving them a mess that will be very difficult to deal with, and if we are in that week, just think of who will want to take us over, and the last thing i ever want to see is to see our c
president obama could change course. whoever is president needs to change course, because if we do not, the problems in europe could happen here. >> we will go through that period of time and talk about some of the issues of 9/11 and the wars and the tax cuts and the recession of 2008, but let me take you back to 1992 first. what caused you at the time, because it will be relevant, what caused you to leave a very comfortable life, two businesses that you had founded and had done very well...
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these are huge gains for obama last night. harrisburg hadn't voted for a democrat since 1948, swept to a muslim democrat, just a straight-ticket vote. that is not there for him this time. where are the young people? they're looking for jobs. they're back in school, having to re-register other places. the enthusiasm gap is way down, turnout models way back. and in iowa and colorado, republicans are outregistered democrats and young voters under 21. so that is out the window. they're trying to do the student loan thing and stir things these up. it's not a strategy geared towards swing voters, it's a strategy geared towards hispanics, gay voters, young people, and the like. and then finally, let's get to hispanics, which you can't lump together. puerto ricans, they don't have the same interest. they're citizens. my district was chock full of salvadorans, but there is an enthusiasm gap here. it's a tough group to get out anyway. and charlie, i think you are right. i don't think they're going to be able to replicate that. it's goin
these are huge gains for obama last night. harrisburg hadn't voted for a democrat since 1948, swept to a muslim democrat, just a straight-ticket vote. that is not there for him this time. where are the young people? they're looking for jobs. they're back in school, having to re-register other places. the enthusiasm gap is way down, turnout models way back. and in iowa and colorado, republicans are outregistered democrats and young voters under 21. so that is out the window. they're trying to do...
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we're not going to have four more years of barack obama. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney meet in their first presidential debate. the news hour's jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with crmbing span including our live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern, the debate at 9:00 and post-debate your reactions. follow on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. >> september 11, 2001, was a day that change midlife forever. it changed america's life. i'm going to go through a power point presentation which is going to outline the account of the historical account of the attack as things happened, as things transpyred that day. it gets -- transpired that day. et gets intense. i'm going to do my best not to ramble on and go too fast. i would ask you to sit back, leer your mind, put yourself in that room an you'll get a real sense of what it was like to be at the too much the food chain, the national command authority, as a nation of 300 million americans was attack by 19 al qaeda terrorists. >> more from retired lieutenant colonel robert darli
we're not going to have four more years of barack obama. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney meet in their first presidential debate. the news hour's jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with crmbing span including our live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern, the debate at 9:00 and post-debate your reactions. follow on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. >> september 11, 2001, was a day that change midlife forever. it changed...
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"new york times," obama fills in blanks. obama's plan and g.o.p. sees false hood. michael cooper writes -- host: this is from "the washington post," game over. libyan authorities sent rebels fighting bashar al-assad's government text messages reading game over. host: ryan in ports mouth, virginia. democrat, ryan, good morning to you whoosm do you think about media coverage so far? caller: it's good, but they got my name wrong. it's bryant. host: thanks, bryant. got to turn down the volume, bryant. just talk on the phone. there you go. caller: there you go. host: go ahead, brian. caller: i'm listening to c-span and everything, but i have to say that being a navy veteran and in the active reserves, i can tell you that mitt romney -- as a republican or a democrat, you want the truth. a millionaire, billionaire, whatever his money he made in the past, his fathers are blaming that he quotes a lot about coming from a poor nation , just doesn't buy it. the 47%, talking about it in meetings, billionaire friends, that's find to understand it. if you want to hold on, but wha
"new york times," obama fills in blanks. obama's plan and g.o.p. sees false hood. michael cooper writes -- host: this is from "the washington post," game over. libyan authorities sent rebels fighting bashar al-assad's government text messages reading game over. host: ryan in ports mouth, virginia. democrat, ryan, good morning to you whoosm do you think about media coverage so far? caller: it's good, but they got my name wrong. it's bryant. host: thanks, bryant. got to turn...
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obama wellw mrs. left and say if she is -- she was surprisingly kind of reserved and quiet and tumble. ito laura bush a good deal better. the which travel to the middle east -- we traveled to the middle east. at laura bush is exactly what you think she is. she is lightly guarded but she has a sense of humor. i am not sure that that is something that people know. humor is very tricky because it is found in a reverence and as a first lady, you have to watch yourself carefully. but she is very funny and i will tell you a quick anecdote. we were looking at family pictures, and there are almost no indicators that a former president of the united states lived in this house. it is not like here is president bush in his flight suit. there is one picture, the what of all the president's in the office. i said to her, and you miss the white house? gigots -- she goes -- are you kidding me? >> for me, having not just about first ladies, but they all have potential first ladies. the stories that always tend to stic
obama wellw mrs. left and say if she is -- she was surprisingly kind of reserved and quiet and tumble. ito laura bush a good deal better. the which travel to the middle east -- we traveled to the middle east. at laura bush is exactly what you think she is. she is lightly guarded but she has a sense of humor. i am not sure that that is something that people know. humor is very tricky because it is found in a reverence and as a first lady, you have to watch yourself carefully. but she is very...
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we can't afford four more years of barack obama. >> president obama and governor romney meet in their first-ever presidential debate. watch and engage including the live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern with the debate at 9:00 had posted the day. -- and post-debate. >> i was always shot as anybody that spent a lot of time around campaigns, most people could not explain to me why they did anything they were doing. at some point, they did it because they have always done it that way or there was some sort of role that wasn't really based in any research. i went around the campaigns with skepticism about some of the practices that were taking place. as i learned about people that were doing these field experiments and randomized controlled trials, learning more about the information and targeting based on revolutionizing campaigns in the past decade, this was a major generational shift. in addition to all of these campaigns changing the way they operated, there is cultural tension between the old practices and the new empirical. >> saturday night at 10:00 eastern. he dodged congress m
we can't afford four more years of barack obama. >> president obama and governor romney meet in their first-ever presidential debate. watch and engage including the live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern with the debate at 9:00 had posted the day. -- and post-debate. >> i was always shot as anybody that spent a lot of time around campaigns, most people could not explain to me why they did anything they were doing. at some point, they did it because they have always done it that...
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-- with the budget, and obama refused it, and it talked .bout obama's arrogance i wonder if you can expand on that, and also cb hato a re--- cbo had a report about the actual cost of obama-care. that is not getting no press -- press on c-span. guest: kai reed was different than yours. -- by reed was different than yours. the piece ran sunday. there were moments where it looked like there was going to be a big deal on a strategy to reduce the deficit over time. from my read of the article and my colleagues reporting, it is a little more complicated than the caller describes. it definitely was the case that obama had cold feet about the deal on the table, and it is also pretty clear that john boehner and eric cantor were not sure they could pass the plan that included tax increases in the house of representatives. anytime negotiation breaks down, the two sides have different views of whose fault it was, and what went wrong i did not think you can put it on one side. at the end of the day, it was john boehner who walked away. i do not cover the legislative side of things, but that is m
-- with the budget, and obama refused it, and it talked .bout obama's arrogance i wonder if you can expand on that, and also cb hato a re--- cbo had a report about the actual cost of obama-care. that is not getting no press -- press on c-span. guest: kai reed was different than yours. -- by reed was different than yours. the piece ran sunday. there were moments where it looked like there was going to be a big deal on a strategy to reduce the deficit over time. from my read of the article and my...
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to pay for obama care. i will repeal for obama care, replace it, and put that $716 billion to work. [applause] then there was his jobs plan or lack of a jobs plan. he just keeps on saying what he said before. we need a stimulus and need to hire more government workers. there's nothing wrong with working in the government but hiring government workers does not get the private sector growing. raising taxes is another part of his plan and picking winners and losers. from my calculation, he made about seven big loans to companies in his first year in office. of those seven big lawns, three of the companies have gone bankrupt and one more is in fragile condition. we don't need the government picking winners and losers -- or in his case, losers. let the free market choose the winners and losers. my plan, and you have heard it time and again. i will get this economy going because i really believe in these things. i believe that it makes sense to take advantage of oil, coyle, gas, renewable -- i believe and those things. i do not just talk about it. the president's record makes it clear tha
to pay for obama care. i will repeal for obama care, replace it, and put that $716 billion to work. [applause] then there was his jobs plan or lack of a jobs plan. he just keeps on saying what he said before. we need a stimulus and need to hire more government workers. there's nothing wrong with working in the government but hiring government workers does not get the private sector growing. raising taxes is another part of his plan and picking winners and losers. from my calculation, he made...
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i heard president obama is starting his bus tour today. to i heard he wasn't going come to the iowa state fair. it'snk it's -- i think become so -- you know, it's funny. it is funny because iowans and wisconsinites love to be respectful of one another and listen to one another, but these ladies must not be from iowa or wisconsin. and so -- oh. they are starting to hear. like i said, you must not be from iowa. so, hey, all right. my guess is, my guess is the reason president obama isn't making it here is because he only knows left turns. you know, but have you see nhim come through on his bus tour, you may ask him the same question i am getting asked, and that is where are the jobs, mr. president? [applause] now, one thing we have to get straight, one thing we have to get straight is we are not growing this economy or creating jobs like we can in america. that is why mitt romney and i have a plan for a stronger middle class to get this country growing jobs again and get us back on the path to prosperity in this country. [applause] there are
i heard president obama is starting his bus tour today. to i heard he wasn't going come to the iowa state fair. it'snk it's -- i think become so -- you know, it's funny. it is funny because iowans and wisconsinites love to be respectful of one another and listen to one another, but these ladies must not be from iowa or wisconsin. and so -- oh. they are starting to hear. like i said, you must not be from iowa. so, hey, all right. my guess is, my guess is the reason president obama isn't making...
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president obama put forward a jobs bill. the first jobs bill would have supported 22,000 jobs here in the commonwealth. senator brown voted in lockstep with every other republican, no. and we did not get the jobs bill. a few weeks later, there was a jobs bill to prevent the layoffs of teachers and firefighters of police officers all across this commonwealth and this country. senator brown voted in lockstep with the republicans and voted no. we did not fit that bill through. >> if i could respond. >> third, there was a third jobs bill. would have supported 11,000 jobs, mostly in construction to repair transportation that we needed it and as senator brown voted in lockstep with all the other republicans and it just to put icing on the cake, he voted against unemployment insurance extension 16 times for people who were out of work. senator brown has made clear where he stands. [applause] >> thank you. first of all, she is obviously misstating the facts. these are rejections by both democrats and republicans. [applause] if you'r
president obama put forward a jobs bill. the first jobs bill would have supported 22,000 jobs here in the commonwealth. senator brown voted in lockstep with every other republican, no. and we did not get the jobs bill. a few weeks later, there was a jobs bill to prevent the layoffs of teachers and firefighters of police officers all across this commonwealth and this country. senator brown voted in lockstep with the republicans and voted no. we did not fit that bill through. >> if i could...
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a great contrast to what obama is doing at the national level. [applause] mitt romney understands that massive debt is a huge drag on the american economy and our ability to create jobs. he believes in an america that believes in less spending, less government and more economic growth. [applause] on day one, mitt romney will implement reduction measures that in this era of more and more government spending and more and more debt. as president, mitt romney will go through the budget line item by line item with two simple questions. can we afford it? should we borrow more money to pay for it? getting our fiscal house in order has become more than just an economic issue. it is now a moral imperative. we have a choice between two visions of the future in this election. we can repeat the debt and spend policy of the past four and years. we can repeat the massive unemployment levels of the past four years. or we can turn this country around and restore the american dream for future generations. [applause] mitt romney will rescue america like he rescued
a great contrast to what obama is doing at the national level. [applause] mitt romney understands that massive debt is a huge drag on the american economy and our ability to create jobs. he believes in an america that believes in less spending, less government and more economic growth. [applause] on day one, mitt romney will implement reduction measures that in this era of more and more government spending and more and more debt. as president, mitt romney will go through the budget line item by...
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we will see the margin that barack obama has here. tonight, >> what election coverage on c-span with president obama from his headquarters in chicago and mitt romney from his headquarters in boston. victory in concession speeches from across the country. throughout the fight, your reaction. live coverage starts at 8:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and that's c-span.org find out it's a. the balance of power in congress our guest is greg g irk roux, politics reporter for bloomberg news. and at 8:30, we'll be
we will see the margin that barack obama has here. tonight, >> what election coverage on c-span with president obama from his headquarters in chicago and mitt romney from his headquarters in boston. victory in concession speeches from across the country. throughout the fight, your reaction. live coverage starts at 8:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and that's c-span.org find out it's a. the balance of power in congress our guest is greg g irk roux, politics reporter for bloomberg news....
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i voted for obama. i thought obama was going to do like roosevelt. ron paul is more like -- he sounds like obama in 2008. he wants to stop the wars. he has another issue that i really like. that is the drug policy. it is not fair that they arrest people for drugs that they want to use and they have legal drugs that kill people. there are lots of medicines that are not good for people. i think it is all the same period when people drink liquor, it is the same thing. it is kind of dumb. also, mitt romney. anybody who votes for him -- a guy that says corporations are people. that is a crazy idea. where did he get that from? ok, corporations are people. corporations are not people. people are going to vote for that? they are voting against themselves. host: as a democrat, does it concern you that ron paul does not represent your party? caller: it does bother me, but his issues sound human. he does not sound like newt gingrich or any of those other guys. they sound like they are crazy. ron paul is talking about what is going on as far as the war s. host:
i voted for obama. i thought obama was going to do like roosevelt. ron paul is more like -- he sounds like obama in 2008. he wants to stop the wars. he has another issue that i really like. that is the drug policy. it is not fair that they arrest people for drugs that they want to use and they have legal drugs that kill people. there are lots of medicines that are not good for people. i think it is all the same period when people drink liquor, it is the same thing. it is kind of dumb. also,...
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. >> president obama was in chicago today for several fund- raising events. he commented on mitt romney's choice of paul ryan as his running mate. tomorrow, the president begins a three-day bus tour across iowa. this event is about half an hour. >> chicago looks good. i am now 51. michele says i do not look a day over 50. there are a couple people i want to acknowledge. thank you so much. thank you for all that you do. everybody on the host committee thank you for the great job that you do. we just had the olympics closing ceremony and we could not be prouder of for u.s. athletes. bringing home the gold conducting themselves as we would hope -- they did an outstanding job. all of you look like pretty smart folks. unless your cable is broken it's you know we have a pretty intense campaign going on right now. the reason this is such an intense campaign is because we could not have a bigger choice in front of us down the one we face in november. it is not just a choice between two candidates or to political parties. more than any other election, this is a choice
. >> president obama was in chicago today for several fund- raising events. he commented on mitt romney's choice of paul ryan as his running mate. tomorrow, the president begins a three-day bus tour across iowa. this event is about half an hour. >> chicago looks good. i am now 51. michele says i do not look a day over 50. there are a couple people i want to acknowledge. thank you so much. thank you for all that you do. everybody on the host committee thank you for the great job that...
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when barack obama came to ottawa, he worked obama hard -- to iowa. i bumped into him at the check- in desk of the holiday inn on. bar andlet's go in the have a beer, do the interview now. so we did. he bought. we did the interview there. a few years later, i got an invitation to the white house holiday reception for the press corps. i remember looking around the white house and thinking, he's come a long way from that bar in sioux city. barack obama understand that i will put him on the path to that nomination. had he not one in iowa unexpectedly, he would not be where he is today. he understands that. he is back here often. he keeps in touch with people. he understands that i was put him on the path of where he is today. host: michigan honor democrats line. caller: thank you for c-span. i really enjoy it. how accurate do you think that polling is, like the one gentleman had just talked about? how do you think the iowa people feel about a candidate that on a lot of issues and changes his mind, going back and forth? how do you think that affects the v
when barack obama came to ottawa, he worked obama hard -- to iowa. i bumped into him at the check- in desk of the holiday inn on. bar andlet's go in the have a beer, do the interview now. so we did. he bought. we did the interview there. a few years later, i got an invitation to the white house holiday reception for the press corps. i remember looking around the white house and thinking, he's come a long way from that bar in sioux city. barack obama understand that i will put him on the path to...
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obama smile. it's the best picture they can find. then right below it, there will be a picture of romney sneering, angry, like he is yelling at the crown. in fact, there are thousands of pictures available of romney available with a beautiful smile on his face and looking positive and have me. they refuse to print those pictures. it is for people who do not read and just look at the pictures. that is one thing that the media will do in newspapers. they do it all the time. they will find every glowing picture possible of hillary clinton that they can find. host: kevin, we will leave it there. beverly in missouri, on the democratic line. caller: good morning, peter. host: how are you? caller: i'm fine. you remind me of richard gere. [laughter] host: used to say i look like lance armstrong. i will take that one, too. caller: i mean in the way you dress. host: that was a little before my time. caller: you should watch it. beverly, what the think about media coverage of the campaign? caller: i think th
obama smile. it's the best picture they can find. then right below it, there will be a picture of romney sneering, angry, like he is yelling at the crown. in fact, there are thousands of pictures available of romney available with a beautiful smile on his face and looking positive and have me. they refuse to print those pictures. it is for people who do not read and just look at the pictures. that is one thing that the media will do in newspapers. they do it all the time. they will find every...
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president obama will be reelected president of the united states. >> president obama is going to be in florida for the last time before the election day today. i was just in florida. i was doing some canvassing with the national. one of the things i was interested in finding out, and now the a bombing campaign is suggesting that hispanic latino voting might be of 2%. how do think president obama is going to do with hispanics and african-americans? will and make a difference to that ta? >> that will make a key difference. for example, yesterday's in terms of our door-to-door canvassed , we can thi yesterday and reached hundreds of thousands. the turnout in terms of early voting has skewed heavily toward the hispanic and african american voters turning out. what has also backfired on the republicans is that they had an egregiously extreme boater suppression of a past, some of which was tossed out. i feel like the increase in the turnout in hispanic voters is really a direct result of the frustration and anger of the obstacles that republicans have tried to cast in their way here. they ar
president obama will be reelected president of the united states. >> president obama is going to be in florida for the last time before the election day today. i was just in florida. i was doing some canvassing with the national. one of the things i was interested in finding out, and now the a bombing campaign is suggesting that hispanic latino voting might be of 2%. how do think president obama is going to do with hispanics and african-americans? will and make a difference to that ta?...
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of the month's state union address, president obama -- protect our market. the benefits, and there are many, and the challenges of doing business with china as well as your plans here and their plants here in the united states. we welcome your suggestions on how we can address the difficulties you face, and i would to thank you, again, tom for your hospitality and thank all of your colleagues for joining us and i look forward to our discussion. mr. vice-president. >> [speaking in chinese] >> [speaking in chinese] china-u.s. and economic cooperation. american writer edward bellamy's as the golden age is before us and not behind us. looking ahead to 2012 and even longer time to come, i am fully confident the chinese economy will maintain the fast development the u.s. economy will achieve strong recovery and growth, and china-u.s. economic cooperation has a bright future. i sincerely hope the business people of the two countries will seize the opportunity and strive for greater progress and drive more success stories in china- u.s. economic corporation. i thank
of the month's state union address, president obama -- protect our market. the benefits, and there are many, and the challenges of doing business with china as well as your plans here and their plants here in the united states. we welcome your suggestions on how we can address the difficulties you face, and i would to thank you, again, tom for your hospitality and thank all of your colleagues for joining us and i look forward to our discussion. mr. vice-president. >> [speaking in chinese]...
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the white house. >> when did you start covering senator obama? >> it was in july 2007. the first time i went out with iowa over the july 4 weekend. q talk about opportunities and how you get from point a to point b, that was real lock. -- luck. when i moved to bloomberg, the news side of the operation, i was working at bloomberg television. i moved down here to washington in 2006. i was working on the tv side because -- but i wanted to do more reporting. i asked my boss and mentor, al hunt. i was covering congress to the occasional white house trip, and then i was somebody who had been covering senator obama. there was an opening to cover him. for a lot of the people who started covering senator obama early on and covering his presidential campaign, i think we were seen as the green reporters who were given an opportunity to work for a guy who did not have much of a shot of winning, but this was the way to get your feet wet in anticipation for the 2012 campaign. i went out with him and covered that july 4. it was my first time going out in a pres
the white house. >> when did you start covering senator obama? >> it was in july 2007. the first time i went out with iowa over the july 4 weekend. q talk about opportunities and how you get from point a to point b, that was real lock. -- luck. when i moved to bloomberg, the news side of the operation, i was working at bloomberg television. i moved down here to washington in 2006. i was working on the tv side because -- but i wanted to do more reporting. i asked my boss and mentor,...
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he likes government -- president obama does not like competition. he likes government to run things. you take out any type of real efficiency and sense of proficiency and promoting of innovation. that is what happens in all socialized medicine countries of the world. we'll up profits in food. what is more important? of food or health care? eating, health care is not important. should we say that farmers should not profit from food? [laughter] why should people profit from food? that is more of a necessity than health care. profit is absolutely essential and it is what america is about. it is about a free people in free markets. we can develop innovation and systems that can improve the quality of life for everyone. there is no profit in agriculture, you would still be planting seeds with horses. that is the difference. we believe in free people and free market. president obama does not believe in you. does not believe any entrepreneur or a. does not believe that capitalism works. read what is best friend wrote in the wall street journal. individual
he likes government -- president obama does not like competition. he likes government to run things. you take out any type of real efficiency and sense of proficiency and promoting of innovation. that is what happens in all socialized medicine countries of the world. we'll up profits in food. what is more important? of food or health care? eating, health care is not important. should we say that farmers should not profit from food? [laughter] why should people profit from food? that is more of...
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. -- and now michelle obama and las vegas at a campaign rally for president obama. this is about 35 minutes. >> yes! [applause] >> we are going to do this. thank you also much. i am so excited to be here. of course i want to wish you all a happy nevada day! for who? no, it's not my birthday. belated? my birthday is in january. you have not missed it. but thank you, though. i want to thank shelby for everything she is doing on behalf of our kids and the work she's doing on behalf of this campaign. let's give for a round of applause. [applause] i also want to thank landra reid. she as senator reid had been some -- tremendous friends and supporters. they are champions for the state and country. we are proud to have them on our side. also steven horsford. all of whom will make wonderful representatives in congress. [applause] and of course i want to recognize congresswoman berkley who will make a tremendous senator. most of all -- we need her. but most of all, i want to thank all of you. thank you for being here today. thank you for working so hard. i am glad you guys a
. -- and now michelle obama and las vegas at a campaign rally for president obama. this is about 35 minutes. >> yes! [applause] >> we are going to do this. thank you also much. i am so excited to be here. of course i want to wish you all a happy nevada day! for who? no, it's not my birthday. belated? my birthday is in january. you have not missed it. but thank you, though. i want to thank shelby for everything she is doing on behalf of our kids and the work she's doing on behalf of...
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i think obama, we do not know obama very well. many of his records are hidden. he spent a lot of money protecting his so-called transparency. if he was concerned about jobs, he would not have spent two years on his health plan. that is all i have to say. host: ok. guest: the college gets to the point that comes up over and over. there is a tremendous cynicism in the american electorate. you see that in the polling in spades. you see that in the disapproval numbers of congress. they are at or near historic lows. it is a prevalent theme and better. host: are there any alternatives for folks? guest: there will be alternatives. there always are. one of the bigger options that could affect the presidential election in some states would be gary johnson, from the libertarian party. we typically do not see the third party is doing well or being competitive except maybe once in a generation phenomenon. this year, johnson is a little different. he is a former teacher and governor in new mexico. he has some attraction in the rocky mountain west. high digits in some polls.
i think obama, we do not know obama very well. many of his records are hidden. he spent a lot of money protecting his so-called transparency. if he was concerned about jobs, he would not have spent two years on his health plan. that is all i have to say. host: ok. guest: the college gets to the point that comes up over and over. there is a tremendous cynicism in the american electorate. you see that in the polling in spades. you see that in the disapproval numbers of congress. they are at or...
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if you cannot win, you cannot beat obama. that is why because the issues are so big, as your nominee, i will challenge him to 73 our debates -- seven three-hour debates with a timekeeper but no moderator. i will concede in advance he can use a teleprompter. [laughter] after all, if you had to defend obamacare, wouldn't you want to use the teleprompter? i believe in the end he will agree to the debates. for three reasons. he announced in february 2007 in springfield, quoting lincoln, second, things like obama. how does he look in the mirror? gradual -- graduate of columbia. graduate of harvard law. editor of "the harvard law review." how does he look in the mirror and say to himself, i am afraid to debate some guy who taught at west georgia college? he is not going to do it? -- he is not going to do it. there is a third reason. unlike, the president -- unlike the president, i studied a lot of american history. lincoln had been out of auspice -- office for 10 years. he had been a state legislator. he went back home and was in p
if you cannot win, you cannot beat obama. that is why because the issues are so big, as your nominee, i will challenge him to 73 our debates -- seven three-hour debates with a timekeeper but no moderator. i will concede in advance he can use a teleprompter. [laughter] after all, if you had to defend obamacare, wouldn't you want to use the teleprompter? i believe in the end he will agree to the debates. for three reasons. he announced in february 2007 in springfield, quoting lincoln, second,...
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ryan and obama outlined differences. jennifer jacobs, we have checked in with her throughout the campaign season, from des the des moines register. gshe's on the phone. guest: good morning. host: i will show in a moment what it was like for mitt romney last year at the iowa state fair. first, explain the hecklers for ryan. guest: this is a group of liberal activists. they have targeted republicans and democrats. they are pretty well-known group. it was no surprise that they were there. i think the people on the soap box tend to roll with the punches, but it was really distracting. host: i want to show what happened last year with mitt romney. but let me ask the question about iowa's role, the process began in iowa, the president spent an unprecedented three days with seven stops. michelle obama will be joining him. six electoral votes. iowa is relatively small compared to other states. why all the attention? guest: the president has said that he has sweet nostalgia for iowa, because it is the state that took the dare on
ryan and obama outlined differences. jennifer jacobs, we have checked in with her throughout the campaign season, from des the des moines register. gshe's on the phone. guest: good morning. host: i will show in a moment what it was like for mitt romney last year at the iowa state fair. first, explain the hecklers for ryan. guest: this is a group of liberal activists. they have targeted republicans and democrats. they are pretty well-known group. it was no surprise that they were there. i think...
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it turned out it was what the polling seen and the obama folks were modeling theirs on. we didn't believe that was going to happen and that's one of the hard things about assumptions and guessing and turn-out but they don't get enough credit for creating that part of the electorate they needed to win. >> even in time in retrospect. when you're going through it. it's a nailbiter and this a president with a tough economy and the enthusiasm across the board. was there ever sort of a dark scary thing that you were worried about that was one version would be what if the turnover numbers were not what they would be. what's the big if that kept you up at night. >> you are worried young people will not turn-out. you worry there's this huge surge in growth in the latino population. the president ended up growing more than anyone in american history but that requires getting people out. getting them registered and out. that was one of the reasons why early voting was a big part of the strategy you saw an early voting increase in key states by a couple of percentage votes and we ta
it turned out it was what the polling seen and the obama folks were modeling theirs on. we didn't believe that was going to happen and that's one of the hard things about assumptions and guessing and turn-out but they don't get enough credit for creating that part of the electorate they needed to win. >> even in time in retrospect. when you're going through it. it's a nailbiter and this a president with a tough economy and the enthusiasm across the board. was there ever sort of a dark...
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the obama administration is collapsing in the region. i think that it is -- the fact is that when prime minister mall i can visited the white house recently, he had a brigade commander of the iranian revolutionary guard in his entourage, a man who we believe was responsible for killing americans. now, the fact that the obama administration either didn't know it or didn't care about it gives you some sense of how bad this is. in afghanistan, we have always had two core problems that we have never dealt with. the first is that the pastan give equally in afghanistan and southern pakistan. they don't recognize the border. if you concede pakistan as a sanctuary, you will never win the war. we have known this, every grillia war in history, if they have a sanctuary, they were out last the regular forces. that's one. part two, the change we want in afghanistan is not military. it's building 50,000 miles of road. it's electrifying the communities. it's giving kids cell phones. it's finding a way to break down the isolation of a medieval society.
the obama administration is collapsing in the region. i think that it is -- the fact is that when prime minister mall i can visited the white house recently, he had a brigade commander of the iranian revolutionary guard in his entourage, a man who we believe was responsible for killing americans. now, the fact that the obama administration either didn't know it or didn't care about it gives you some sense of how bad this is. in afghanistan, we have always had two core problems that we have...
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do you see a post-obama age -- a happening? >> we just pushed the post- obama[laughter] >> i know. even in the next four years? >> what this president stands for -- i talked earlier about the fight we had. i was reading a book some of you may have read that was excellent about clarence darrow. he talked about some of the fights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. during the gilded age and the progressive era. so much of the dialogue -- there were differences, but the fundamental philosophical debate was very much the same way we had in this election. do we believe that the strength of our country and the economy comes from a broad number of people, the middle class, those working to get into the middle class, or do we believe it comes from the wealth- generating capacity of those at the top? this has been a longstanding debate, and i think it was very vital in this election. president obama can carry the banner high and proudly and well. the things he has done, whether it is health reform or education reform, making higher education more affordable, expanding pell grants, cr
do you see a post-obama age -- a happening? >> we just pushed the post- obama[laughter] >> i know. even in the next four years? >> what this president stands for -- i talked earlier about the fight we had. i was reading a book some of you may have read that was excellent about clarence darrow. he talked about some of the fights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. during the gilded age and the progressive era. so much of the dialogue -- there were differences, but the...
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we defeat barack obama. [applause] so i would say to the people of iowa, this is my closing comment and that is do what iowans do. you fought to lead. you fought to be first. don't defer your judgment to national polls or national pundits. trust what you have seen, what you have heard. trust the interactions you have had with the candidates. trust the work that you have done in researching the candidates because let me assure you, you have done more than any other group of people in this country, with maybe the exception of new hampshire now because they're in the very same process. but you're doing your homework. i know, because of all of the states on our website we get visits from, number one state for the past two or three weeks has been iowa. you're doing your homework. right? [applause] so my call to you, number one, don't fee fer, lead. lead this country. you want to be first. it's a huge burden. this is the most important election in your lifetime. this is a very tough decision that i know many of yo
we defeat barack obama. [applause] so i would say to the people of iowa, this is my closing comment and that is do what iowans do. you fought to lead. you fought to be first. don't defer your judgment to national polls or national pundits. trust what you have seen, what you have heard. trust the interactions you have had with the candidates. trust the work that you have done in researching the candidates because let me assure you, you have done more than any other group of people in this...
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they seem to think about repeal obama care, repeal obama care, yet they have nothing to offer. host: all right. as we said, ron paul was not campaigning in iowa over the weekend, he was in texas. he did appear on some sunday shows. here is what he said about a third-party bid when asked about it on cnn. >> i am essentially tied for first place. why would i consider doing anything like that? but i do not like absolutes. do not have any plan to do so, however. we are doing very well. peoples should be more patient. on tuesday we will find out more about the future of this election. host: here are the numbers from the pole yesterday. but romney, 24%. rick santorum has jumped to 21%. ron paul at 18%. let's go to tanner in pensacola, florida. caller: calling just to get the viewpoints, i think of ron paul and just like other people, donald trump, they always talk a lot about where they stand in the elections and stuff. everyone is always wondering when they are going to run. and when will these people stop complaining about it and run for office? when someone takes action like that,
they seem to think about repeal obama care, repeal obama care, yet they have nothing to offer. host: all right. as we said, ron paul was not campaigning in iowa over the weekend, he was in texas. he did appear on some sunday shows. here is what he said about a third-party bid when asked about it on cnn. >> i am essentially tied for first place. why would i consider doing anything like that? but i do not like absolutes. do not have any plan to do so, however. we are doing very well....
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after we defeat barack obama. [applause] i was saying to the people of iowa, this is my closing comment, do what iowans do, you fought to lead. you fought to be first. do not differ your judgment to a national polls and national pundits. trust for you have seen, what you have heard. trust the interactions u.s. had with the candidates. trust the work you have done in researching the candidates. you have done more than any other group and this -- in this country. you are doing your homework. i know because of all of that state's on our website we did visit from, the number one state for the past two or three weeks has been iowa. you are doing your homework, right? [applause] do not defer -- lead. if you want to be first, it is a huge burden. this is the most important election in your lifetime. this is an important decision that many of you have struggled with. you want to get it right. trust your gut, trust your head. once you've made that decision, be bold. once you have made the decision of the right person is, b
after we defeat barack obama. [applause] i was saying to the people of iowa, this is my closing comment, do what iowans do, you fought to lead. you fought to be first. do not differ your judgment to a national polls and national pundits. trust for you have seen, what you have heard. trust the interactions u.s. had with the candidates. trust the work you have done in researching the candidates. you have done more than any other group and this -- in this country. you are doing your homework. i...
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the obama administration shows that. based on my perception of social conservatives' deep fear of the second obama administration, based on their experience with the first obama administration, there are more conservatives following what is called the buckly idea this year than any year in my memory. i am the most conservative candidate who can get elected. candidate who can get elected.
the obama administration shows that. based on my perception of social conservatives' deep fear of the second obama administration, based on their experience with the first obama administration, there are more conservatives following what is called the buckly idea this year than any year in my memory. i am the most conservative candidate who can get elected. candidate who can get elected.
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president obama returning this morning from hawaii. -- jay carne. later today he will meet with leon panetta. -- jay carney. it is also possible he will be asked about the appointment of the consumer financial protection bureau. politico and other news organizations and the recess appointment, if it does happen, it will not happen today. the president today will do a little politicking as the republican caucuses happened in iowa. there are democratic caucuses happening as well. the president plans to address supporters tonight from the capital hilton here in washington to democratic caucuses in iowa. his remarks beginning at 8:15. he is supposed to take a couple of questions from the democratic caucus the worst. -- caucus goers. one of the caucuses from central iowa and on c-span2 on the western part of the state. that coverage getting under way at 7:45. a [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> waiting for the start of the white house briefing with jay carney. a meeting wit
president obama returning this morning from hawaii. -- jay carne. later today he will meet with leon panetta. -- jay carney. it is also possible he will be asked about the appointment of the consumer financial protection bureau. politico and other news organizations and the recess appointment, if it does happen, it will not happen today. the president today will do a little politicking as the republican caucuses happened in iowa. there are democratic caucuses happening as well. the president...
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i would las bollish obama care. [applause] >> i would abolish the dodd-frank bill, which is killing small banks and small businesses. i would repeal sarbanes-oxley, which is a bill that's added a tremendous amount of paperwork for no particular advantage. i would replace the current environmental protection agency for a brand-new environmental solutions agency that had to apply common sense and economic rationality to its decisions and i would modernize the food and drug administration. on energy, i am deeply committed to an american energy program. if you watch what's happening in the middle east, we are very foolish not to have an american energy program. calista and i were at the reagan library for president reagan's 100th birthday and we had lunch with former secretary of -- secretary of state george schulz who said how many times do you have to get hit over the head by a two by four to recognize you need to get the energy situation fixes? -- fixed? that's why we want american coal and oil and garks american nuc
i would las bollish obama care. [applause] >> i would abolish the dodd-frank bill, which is killing small banks and small businesses. i would repeal sarbanes-oxley, which is a bill that's added a tremendous amount of paperwork for no particular advantage. i would replace the current environmental protection agency for a brand-new environmental solutions agency that had to apply common sense and economic rationality to its decisions and i would modernize the food and drug administration....
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that is what obama did tonight. he showed the american people that and hopefully the american people will vote him back in so we can continue his good work. >> there werthey were planning e their final night at invesco stadium. >> it is hard to compare four years ago. we were talking about sending a new president to the white house, this year we are reelecting the same president. i am sad about the -- there was going to be 60,000 people and i feel said there were not able to participate. there were thousands of watch parties all around the country. i am hopeful the pelt -- they felt part of the process. i do not think you can compare them and i am thrilled to be here in charlotte and looking forward to helping the president get reelected. >> thank you for being with us on c-span. >> i hope you'll bear with me for a second to give a shout out to my colleagues. c-span is a small company. people all around c-span have been working for the past year plus to bring you this back to back coverage of the convention. folks w
that is what obama did tonight. he showed the american people that and hopefully the american people will vote him back in so we can continue his good work. >> there werthey were planning e their final night at invesco stadium. >> it is hard to compare four years ago. we were talking about sending a new president to the white house, this year we are reelecting the same president. i am sad about the -- there was going to be 60,000 people and i feel said there were not able to...
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and for president obama. for the last 30 years, i have been writing about the distance between the american dream and american reality. i have seen it from the inside and from the outside. i grew up as a blue-collar kid. my parents struggle. often unsuccessfully tried to make ends meet. i have seen it as an adult, visiting the ninth ward after katrina in new orleans. meeting folks at food pantries of all among the united states who work daily to help our struggling citizens through the hard times we have been suffering. the american dream and an american reality. i vote tomorrow -- our book tomorrow is the one way we get to determine the distance in that equation. tomorrow we get a personal hand in shaping the kind of america what our kids to grow up in. i am a husband and a dad. lovely wife is here with me. we got three kids, grown-up, going out into the world. i'm 63. patty is much younger. but we both lived through some galvanizing moment in american history. we lived through the civil- rights movement. th
and for president obama. for the last 30 years, i have been writing about the distance between the american dream and american reality. i have seen it from the inside and from the outside. i grew up as a blue-collar kid. my parents struggle. often unsuccessfully tried to make ends meet. i have seen it as an adult, visiting the ninth ward after katrina in new orleans. meeting folks at food pantries of all among the united states who work daily to help our struggling citizens through the hard...
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when barack obama came to iowa, he worked obama hard. i bumped into him at the check- in desk of the holiday inn. he said, "you're mike glover, we have an interview set up. let's go in the bar and do the interview now," so we did. a couple of his letter, and invitation to go to the white house holiday reception. and remember looking around the white house >>, thinking, he has come along way. i think barack obama understands subject i will put him on the past two that nomination. he keeps in touch with all here. he understands that i will put him on the past that he is on. >> ordinance, a democrat plan. >> dan is on our democrat line. onler: romney or flip-flops' issues and the changes his mind. hultgren will that -- how will that be sent to voters in iowa? guest: iowa votes tend to punish tended to not consistent on the issues. they understand the issues and falls in close. " workmen voters in any other state i have spent in her, and i have been in all 50 karen politics. the fall elections closely and to understand where the candidates a
when barack obama came to iowa, he worked obama hard. i bumped into him at the check- in desk of the holiday inn. he said, "you're mike glover, we have an interview set up. let's go in the bar and do the interview now," so we did. a couple of his letter, and invitation to go to the white house holiday reception. and remember looking around the white house >>, thinking, he has come along way. i think barack obama understands subject i will put him on the past two that nomination....
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on regulatory policy, i would also abolish obama care. [applause] i would abolish the dodd frank bill which is killing small banks and small businesses. [applause] >> i would repeal sarbanes-oxley which is a bill that has added tremendous amount of paperwork for no particular advantage. i would replace the environmental protective agency with a new agency that had to apply common sense and had to apply economic rationity to its decisions and i would modernize the food and drug administration an energy. i am deeply committed to an american energy program. you watch what is happening in the middle east, we are very foolish not to have an american energy program. callista and i were at the reagan library for president reagan's 100th birthday. we had lunch with former secretary of state george shultz. how many times do you have to get over the head with a two by four to realize that we need to get the energy situation fixed. that's why i favor an american energy program, american oil and gas, american croal, american nuclear power, american w
on regulatory policy, i would also abolish obama care. [applause] i would abolish the dodd frank bill which is killing small banks and small businesses. [applause] >> i would repeal sarbanes-oxley which is a bill that has added tremendous amount of paperwork for no particular advantage. i would replace the environmental protective agency with a new agency that had to apply common sense and had to apply economic rationity to its decisions and i would modernize the food and drug...
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i just want to beat obama. maybe that is more important when there is the other side in the white house, which is probably the truth. i do not think many people are total terrorist -- total purist. the rest of us are fallible and we are going to fall short. i can i get my wife and now my kids to agree with me every day. we will not find anybody who lines up perfectly. there is a real sentiment of, we have got to beat obama. our country cannot survive four more years of out of control socialist spending and runaway government spending and regulation. jim demint says this may be our last chance. this guy has done such a takeover job of america and a lot of the ideas we hold dear are going down the drain. we have to make sure we beat this guy come fall. >> chad connelly is the chairman of the south carolina republican party. their party -- primary is on january 20. >> can wait to see you in south carolina. >> what did you hear from the chairman? >> south carolina is going to be the states that the time is the whol
i just want to beat obama. maybe that is more important when there is the other side in the white house, which is probably the truth. i do not think many people are total terrorist -- total purist. the rest of us are fallible and we are going to fall short. i can i get my wife and now my kids to agree with me every day. we will not find anybody who lines up perfectly. there is a real sentiment of, we have got to beat obama. our country cannot survive four more years of out of control socialist...
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obama in the general election. mr. romney will be the nominee, if that is the case. >> we will leave it there. thank you for joining us. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. interesting questions. >> let me turn to our two reporters. let me begin -- let me begin with you, amy. there is a meeting over the weekend. all of this talking on this friday. what do you think is going to be happening? what is the story? >> what was the most fascinating thing was the fact that they do not want to have a role to play in the picking the social conservative to coalesce around before what could be the definitive primary of this campaign. if mitt romney wins in south carolina, it is basically over. i do not think they have to convince anybody to drop out. if rick perry finishes way back in the pack, i do not see why he would stay. has said, i have to do well or amount. -- i am not. at that attrition is going to happen naturally. i am surprised they do not want to be more active than playing a to be more active than playing a role in
obama in the general election. mr. romney will be the nominee, if that is the case. >> we will leave it there. thank you for joining us. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. interesting questions. >> let me turn to our two reporters. let me begin -- let me begin with you, amy. there is a meeting over the weekend. all of this talking on this friday. what do you think is going to be happening? what is the story? >> what was the most fascinating thing was the fact that...
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and you saw those debates which we saw three different barack obamas, the sleepy, the snappy and obama. he can't change the record because the facts speak for themselves. he cut the deaf at this time and it boomed. he said heed fix the economy and it remains broken. and he said heed address the energy crisis in america yet he wouldn't approve the keystone pipeline. that's why in michigan we know what we need to do next tuesday. four years ago we trailed in michigan by 17%. 8 years ago by 5%. right now it's tied in michigan. [applause] real clear politics has the average of all polls at less than 4% which is within the margin of area. which means all of the thousands of phone calls and door knocks all of you have made will make this a dead heat and put the victory in our court on election day. [applause] you know that one day on a saturday 250,000 likely voters were contacted, more than any state in america right here in michigan. [applause] so i say to you, do not rest, do not think for a moment we're ahead. we got to protect our country by putting mitt romney in the white house. [appl
and you saw those debates which we saw three different barack obamas, the sleepy, the snappy and obama. he can't change the record because the facts speak for themselves. he cut the deaf at this time and it boomed. he said heed fix the economy and it remains broken. and he said heed address the energy crisis in america yet he wouldn't approve the keystone pipeline. that's why in michigan we know what we need to do next tuesday. four years ago we trailed in michigan by 17%. 8 years ago by 5%....
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no area of compromise with barack obama. that is what we need, a clear, pulled a distinction -- bold distinction. >> what about people who support you and would like to vote for you but will be putting for senator santorum because he is higher in the polls and feel he has a better shot of winning? how do you respond to that? what you tell people who might be -- what you tell people feel they might throwing away from their -- throwing away their vote? >> that is what we heard today from the pulpit. the pastor said we should not be looking at a physical stature, or who is best in the polls. we should be looking at who is the best person to lead the country. he quoted danny carroll -- "if it was up to just me, if i alone got to choose to the next president of the united states would be, who would that be?" he encouraged people to vote for whom you believe if you were the only want to decide who it could be. that is who you should vote for. that is what we will see tuesday night. iowans are very independent. i know, i was an iow
no area of compromise with barack obama. that is what we need, a clear, pulled a distinction -- bold distinction. >> what about people who support you and would like to vote for you but will be putting for senator santorum because he is higher in the polls and feel he has a better shot of winning? how do you respond to that? what you tell people who might be -- what you tell people feel they might throwing away from their -- throwing away their vote? >> that is what we heard today...
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pretend president obama. and the total lack of credibility with some of this stuff is repellant to the middle of the electorate. and when you look at the demographics who is rush limbaugh talking to, white, 65 plus and rural. so you have these talk radio host making millions and millions of dollars a year driving a message of complete and total nonsense into the electorate, a lot of it poisoning. mark levine number three radio talk show host. a woman called up his radio show and had some descending viewpoint and he asked her if she had a gun and he said get it out and put a bullet in it and blow your brains out. ronald reagan would have been appalled by that if it happened. so you have this terrible tone. you have this actually factually baseless stuff that is spewing out and it has the impact which you have seen with these succession petition that is are being filed or the people that are all over the conservative blog sphere talking about it's the end of the republic is out of proportion response and i thin
pretend president obama. and the total lack of credibility with some of this stuff is repellant to the middle of the electorate. and when you look at the demographics who is rush limbaugh talking to, white, 65 plus and rural. so you have these talk radio host making millions and millions of dollars a year driving a message of complete and total nonsense into the electorate, a lot of it poisoning. mark levine number three radio talk show host. a woman called up his radio show and had some...
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i really wish your speaker would refer to our president not as obama but as president obama. host: thank you. guest: when companies make money, they are bad, we want to tax them so they do not make it. when they're losing money, we want to subsidize. the $4 billion is not a subsidy to gas and oil. it is a tax feature. if you want to do the tax structure, great. it is a tax break that goes to the solar and wind manufacturers. auto manufacturers. it is very broadly defined. it is not an oil and gas subsidy. they are making money because they're selling something people want. guest: you had it right on. the oil companies are making record-breaking profits. $4 billion in subsidies. they oppose the efforts to repeal them. we need a new energy future. that is why we support president obama. thank you very much. host: naples, fla., are you there? caller: both are right. they are talking about different time frames. we need energy independence now. if we were we did have our own energy independence, it would create thousands of jobs instead of purchasing offshore oil. gene is right i
i really wish your speaker would refer to our president not as obama but as president obama. host: thank you. guest: when companies make money, they are bad, we want to tax them so they do not make it. when they're losing money, we want to subsidize. the $4 billion is not a subsidy to gas and oil. it is a tax feature. if you want to do the tax structure, great. it is a tax break that goes to the solar and wind manufacturers. auto manufacturers. it is very broadly defined. it is not an oil and...
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eastern, president obama visit the high school in cleveland to talk about the economy. the republican presidential race has moved on to new hampshire. we will bring town hall meetings from jon huntsman beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern and rick santorum p.m. -- rick santorum at 7:30 p.m. then a preview in 45 minutes of this new hampshire primary with this new hampshire primary with the executive direct
eastern, president obama visit the high school in cleveland to talk about the economy. the republican presidential race has moved on to new hampshire. we will bring town hall meetings from jon huntsman beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern and rick santorum p.m. -- rick santorum at 7:30 p.m. then a preview in 45 minutes of this new hampshire primary with this new hampshire primary with the executive direct
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he is to the left of barack obama. he is more liberal than barack obama. when it comes to legalizing heroin and cocaine, not standing up at the federal liberal to protect marriage -- overall level to protect marriage between a man and woman. the most frightening aspect of his foreign policy, the fact that he thinks it is just fine for iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. this is madness. as recently as august and september of this year, the president of iran stated unequivocally that he wants to see israel eradicated. in other words, he wants to wipe israel off the face of the earth. imagine. ron paul would stand by and watch iran take out the nation of israel and murder millions of innocent people. also, iraq has stated unequivocally in august and also in september when the president of iran came to the u.n. general assembly -- they would also take out the united states. they would kill millions of people and then ron paul would act in self-defense. as commander-in-chief, i would do everything within my power. i would use everything at my fingertips to preven
he is to the left of barack obama. he is more liberal than barack obama. when it comes to legalizing heroin and cocaine, not standing up at the federal liberal to protect marriage -- overall level to protect marriage between a man and woman. the most frightening aspect of his foreign policy, the fact that he thinks it is just fine for iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. this is madness. as recently as august and september of this year, the president of iran stated unequivocally that he wants to...
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i think he is the best person to be going up against president obama. the thing that is feeling the passion is that he is the only candidate that is talking about uniting, rather than further dividing the country. that appeals to me. as far as the turnout, a little bigger than i expected. we knew we would have a full house. it got pretty crazy. it was a good experience and all part of the new hampshire tradition. >> we have been covering these house parties for many years. we thank you for having c-span have the camera inside. what is this like for new hampshire voters and residence? guest: this means a lot for new hampshire voters and residents. we get the opportunity to meet the candidate early. meet them often and look them in the eye. kind of make our opinions as to whether this is someone we want to collect and to be our next president. we all take it seriously and it means a lot. it is a tradition that will continue. >> governor romney is ahead in the polls by a double-digit lead. what is your candidate need to do coming out of new hampshire? >> c
i think he is the best person to be going up against president obama. the thing that is feeling the passion is that he is the only candidate that is talking about uniting, rather than further dividing the country. that appeals to me. as far as the turnout, a little bigger than i expected. we knew we would have a full house. it got pretty crazy. it was a good experience and all part of the new hampshire tradition. >> we have been covering these house parties for many years. we thank you...